State police kill disabled man with gun during search of his Pa. home

State police kill disabled man with gun during search of his Pa. home

Civil rights advocates are calling for a “transparent” investigation into the actions of a Pennsylvania state trooper, who police say shot and killed a deaf Black man last week after he brandished a gun and didn’t respond to verbal commands.Darion Thompson, 26, who was deaf and had intellectual disabilities, was shot once at his home in Washington, Washington County, around 6:30 a.m. Friday and later died at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, reported th…